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Sri Lanka Catholics hold first Sunday mass after Easter attacks
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Sri Lanka Catholics hold first Sunday mass after Easter attacks

Thousands of Catholics attended mass in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo Sunday amid tight security to prevent a repeat of Easter…
In North Macedonia, Pope urges Balkans to embrace diversity
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In North Macedonia, Pope urges Balkans to embrace diversity

Pope Francis called on the Western Balkans to embrace its patchwork of faiths and ethnicities during a visit to North…
Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins
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Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins

Christians in the cyclone-devastated Mozambican town of Buzi on Sunday celebrated Palm Sunday among ruins — a month after Cyclone…
Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
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Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his…
Panama youth meeting offers pope respite from scandals
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Panama youth meeting offers pope respite from scandals

  Pope Francis jets into Panama on Wednesday for a gathering of young Catholics that will likely see him speak…
Pope accepts US bishop’s resignation over ‘misconduct’ with minor
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Pope accepts US bishop’s resignation over ‘misconduct’ with minor

  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar over his “misconduct” with a minor,…
Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI
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Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI

  Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join…
Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors
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Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors

  Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean former bishops for allegedly sexually abusing minors, the Vatican said on Saturday after…
‘Brothers and sisters’ of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily
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‘Brothers and sisters’ of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily

  Pope Francis appealed to Sicily’s Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island…
‘Nowhere to worship’: Crackdown bedevils China’s Catholics
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‘Nowhere to worship’: Crackdown bedevils China’s Catholics

  A government sign outside a Catholic church in central China warns that children are not allowed to attend mass.…
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